{"id":359112,"date":"2010-02-24T16:50:38","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T21:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.szone.us\/f80\/gunfire-breaks-out-party-officer-targeted-39931\/"},"modified":"2010-02-24T16:50:38","modified_gmt":"2010-02-24T21:50:38","slug":"gunfire-breaks-out-at-party-officer-targeted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/359112","title":{"rendered":"Gunfire Breaks out at Party, Officer Targeted"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>02.24.10 01:17 PM<br \/>\n<b><i>Los Angeles:<\/i><\/b>&#0160;A party being held at a warehouse in the 1900 block of South LosAngeles Street turned violent early Sunday morning.&#0160; Fights andshootings occurred as officers arrived to break up the party, resultingin an Officer Involved Shooting (OIS) and the Attempt Murder of a LosAngeles Police Officer.<\/p>\n<p>On February 21, 2010, just after midnight, Newton Area Officersresponded to a radio call of a party that had gotten out of control.&#0160;The party was being held in a warehouse and partygoers were beingcharged to enter.&#0160; As officer\u0092s arrived at the location they recognizedthere were a large number of people in attendance, many of whom weregang members.&#0160; Additional units were requested to assist in breaking upthe party.<\/p>\n<p>Among those responding were Police Officer III Guillermo Calleros, 12years, 9 months with the Department, Police Officer II Brendy Ponce, 7years, 2 months with the Department, and Police Officer II Jesus Parra,4 years, 8 months with the Department.&#0160; Officers Parra and Calleroswere inside the warehouse dispersing the crowd when they heard shotsbeing fired to the rear of the building. &#0160;<\/p>\n<p>They immediately went through the rear doors where they saw a suspect,later identified as Donald Trotter, 23 years of age, firing asemi-automatic handgun southbound in the alley, prompting both officersto become involved in an OIS.&#0160; Trotter ran to a parking lot locatedjust north of the warehouse that was packed with cars.&#0160; Trotter thenfired directly at officer Ponce who was situated on the east side ofthe parking lot.&#0160; Officers Ponce and Calleros both returned fire.<\/p>\n<p>Trotter was taken into custody and booked for Attempt Murder of aPolice Officer.&#0160; A handgun was recovered from under a car that wasassociated with Trotter, as well as one under the passenger seat of thesame car.<\/p>\n<p>As the shooting between Ponce, Calleros and Trotter was occurring, asimultaneous shooting was occurring at the south side of the alley near21st Street.&#0160; People and vehicles were scrambling to get away from thegunfire.&#0160; It was quickly determined that the shooter was a 17-year-oldmale Black whose name is being withheld because he is a juvenile.&#0160; Thejuvenile subject had been firing at several of the party attendees.&#0160; Hewas arrested for Assault with a Deadly Weapon.&#0160; A handgun was recoveredfrom a female partygoer, but is not yet confirmed to be the one used inthe shooting.<\/p>\n<p>There were no reported injuries from the gunfire.&#0160; Force Investigation Division personnel are handling the investigation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lapdblog.typepad.com\/lapd_blog\/2010\/02\/gunfire-breaks-out-at-party-officer-targeted.html\" >LAPD News and Information &#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>02.24.10 01:17 PM Los Angeles:&#0160;A party being held at a warehouse in the 1900 block of South LosAngeles Street turned violent early Sunday morning.&#0160; Fights andshootings occurred as officers arrived to break up the party, resultingin an Officer Involved Shooting (OIS) and the Attempt Murder of a LosAngeles Police Officer. 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